Hey everybody!
I know it’s been a few days since my last post. Between writer’s block and plain old fatigue, I’ve been feeling… meh. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking today, and I’ve got to say: it still feels weird.
So, here’s the thing:
A year ago, new neighbors moved in next door. Over the years, I learned to trust my instincts when it comes to people. Now, here’s this couple, second day after they moved in, the wife rings the doorbell. Which, I honestly hate, because the damn thing is just way too loud!. But anyway, I open up and she’s all smiles and friendly and seems downright neighborly as she asks if my mother is around.
The thing is this: we had put our old washing machine outside, wanting to move it somewhere else to use, since we got a new one for the house. They move in and just take the thing without asking, so my mother went over to tell them it wasn’t theirs to take.
Anywho, one look at her smiling face and alarm bells start going off in my head, I can’t put my finger on it, but something’s telling me she’s a total fake. I tell my mother much. A few weeks go by and I start thinking maybe I’m paranoid. Maybe there isn’t anything to worry about. Maybe – for once – we hit the jackpot and got nice neighbors.
Eeeeeh… wrong.
It started with her telling my mother she got her husband to marry her by putting him in prison until he agreed to it. (Not kidding!)
Then, she goes on to tell my mother I have nothing better to do than run to the door whenever any of the neighbors (upstairs or hers) bell rings. The kicker here is, she specifies that I open the door to see who it is. EVERY. TIME!
Now, during that time, between her and the upstairs neighbor, the bells went off 10+ times a day.
Didn’t stop there though. She goes on to tell mum I have men coming over, knocking the door at odd times in the day. Mind you, it’s the company driver bringing me back the bills from deliveries he made, and considering she describes to my mother what the guy is wearing and how I only stretch my hand through the door… I ask you: who’s spying on who?
Manipulative.
Remorseless.
Ruthless.
Working off her own agenda.
And boy can she turn on the waterworks in seconds. She can turn them off just as fast, too.
Hell, she even turned her family against each other to get them to turn on one of her brothers so that she can get his daughter.
You’re probably wondering what my point is by now, if I even have one or if I’m just venting. Both, actually.
True, I had to vent.
But I also have a reason for posting this. Two, to be perfectly honest.
The first being, the old saying that truth is stranger than fiction holds merit more often than not.
The second, trust your instincts. You may not know the reason right then and there, but there’s always a reason. If your gut is screaming to watch out, don’t let your guard down. Trust is easily broken and regret is a powerful thing.
